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ALLEY CAT ALLIES CALLS FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE PETADOPTIONLEGISLATIONBill would require spay/neuter for animals before adoption from shelters and rescues

BETHESDA, MD — Alley Cat Allies, the national advocate for stray and feral cats, today calledfor passage of a bill before the New Hampshire House of Representatives (S.B. 365) that wouldrequire animal pounds, shelters and rescues to spay or neuter pets before they are adopted out topermanent homes. The bill has already passed the state Senate.

“We fully support this common sense approach to spay/neuter, and urge the New Hampshire Houseto complete the state Senate’s excellent work as soon as possible. This kind of program should bestandard operating procedure at shelters and rescues across the nation,” said Becky Robinson,president of Alley Cat Allies.

“Spay/neuter is vitally important for safeguarding the welfare of adopted companion animals – itimproves pets’ health, and neutered animals are less likely to be returned to animal shelters, whichaccording to national statistics, kill 70 percent of the cats who enter,” Robinson said. “With soundveterinary protocols like early-age spay/neuter available, where cats can be neutered as young astwo month of age or a weight of two pounds, there is no reason any cat or kitten should be placedin an adoptive home before being neutered.”

Alley Cat Allies is asking supporters in New Hampshire to press their local lawmakers to pass thebill. To find out more about this legislation, visit www.alleycat.org.

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About Alley Cat Allies Alley Cat Allies is the nation’s leading advocate for stray and feral cats. Their website is www.alleycat.org.